server status script

[sawlid]

I'm trying to write a script which will ping a LAN server and return a message saying "server is UP" or down depending on results. Any assistence would be greatly appreciated!!!!! <----very new to PHP and not quite comfortable yet

thanks!!!😕

[tomwerner]

Try this:

 
<?PHP

$comm='ping -c 1 put_address_here';

$res=shell_exec($comm); 

echo $res; 

?> 

I tried this on my Windows Box but windows doesn't accept the
-c 1 switch. But as most servers use Linux it should work.

[sawlid]

thanks!!! works beautifully!!!
now say i wanted to have a image returned if server is up and another returned if it is down?

[edwardsbc]

$comm='ping -c 1 put_address_here'; 
$res=shell_exec($comm);
if(strpos('Host Unreachable',$res)===FALSE) {
  //show your graphic here
  }
  else { 
  // host was unreachable
  }